Sainsbury’s boss urges government to slash business rates to save stores and jobs
Sainsbury’s boss Simon Roberts has urged the government to slash business rates, warning that a failure to act could lead to over 17,000 shop closures over the next decade.
Roberts has called for a rate cut of 20% to prevent shops closing and tens of thousands of retail jobs being lost by 2033-2034, in an article in The Times co-authored with Usdaw general secretary Paddy Lillis.
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